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Best Horror TV Series of 2018

141 Horror series that started in 2018, ranked by popularity

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Action 10 Adult 0 Adventure 6 Animation 7 Biography 0 Comedy 20 Crime 8 Documentary 2 Drama 36 Family 0 Fantasy 23 Game-Show 0 History 2 Horror 141 Music 2 Musical 0 Mystery 25 News 0 Reality-TV 2 Romance 3 Sci-Fi 7 Short 6 Sport 0 Talk-Show 4 Thriller 12 War 0 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 914 2010s 1222 2000s 307 1990s 133 1980s 92 1970s 75 1960s 56 1950s 19 1940s 2 1930s 2 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 32 2025 122 2024 126 2023 149 2022 158 2021 159 2020 168 2019 160 2018 141 2017 182 2016 145 2015 136 2014 104 2013 106 2012 106 2011 82 2010 60 2009 45 2008 36 2007 37 2006 32 2005 26 2004 39 2003 18 2002 18 2001 30 2000 26 1999 18 1998 16 1997 22 1996 13 1995 17 1994 10 1993 3 1992 5 1991 15 1990 14 1989 14 1988 11 1987 10 1986 10 1985 11 1984 5 1983 8 1982 6 1981 10 1980 7 1979 12 1978 7 1977 2 1976 5 1975 6 1974 5 1973 14 1972 7 1971 7 1970 10 1969 11 1968 5 1967 4 1966 7 1965 2 1964 8 1963 7 1962 6 1961 3 1960 3 1959 5 1958 6 1957 1 1955 2 1954 2 1953 1 1951 1 1950 1 1949 1 1946 1 1938 1 1931 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 1 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 0 Dark tone 10 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 7 Unsettling 9 Whimsical 0 Campy 1 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 3 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 3 Procedural 0 Mystery box 5 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 3 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 2 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 1 Friendship 0 Found family 0 Survival 3 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 7 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 2 Psychological horror 4 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 1 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 0 Social commentary 2 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 3

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 3 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 1 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 2 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 2

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 2 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 7 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 Young adult 4 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 0 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 2 Easy watching 0

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141 series

Shaitaan Haveli

954 8 2018–2018

Comedy · Horror

Age of the Living Dead

950 19 2018–present

Action · Horror · Sci-Fi

FX's American Horror Story: Apocalypse After Show

935 10 2018–present

Spooky Month

914 9 2018–present

Animation · Comedy · Horror

Folklore

766 13 2018–2021

Deadwax

569 8 2018–2018

Horror · Music · Mystery

V/H/S

551 4 2018–2018

Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit

410 65 2018–present

Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Nazar

391 434 2018–present

Fantasy · Horror · Thriller

Lovely Horribly

375 32 2018–2018

Comedy · Drama · Horror

True Horror

342 5 2018–2018

Documentary · Horror

Vampyr: The Origins

306 38 2018–present

Horror · Mystery · Romance

The Generi

284 9 2018–present

Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Haunted Hospitals

280 60 2018–present

Horror · Reality-TV

Shadowlands

272 3 2018–present

Drama · Horror · Thriller

Vampire: The Masquerade: L.A. By Night

249 62 2018–present

Priest

182 16 2018–2019

Drama · Horror · Romance

I'm Poppy

172 1 2018–2018

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Blackout

165 12 2018–present

Horror · Mystery

Fate/Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files

155 15 2018–2021

Animation · Horror · Mystery

Patricia Moore

150 10 2018–2018

Qayamat Ki Raat

143 63 2018–2019

Fantasy · Horror · Thriller

Anjaan: Rural Myths

125 15 2018–2018

The Walking Dead Motion Comic

112 7 2018–present

Action · Drama · Horror

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